Posted by A wonderful blogger reminded me it was international cookie day!
I’m trying to start a yearly tradition of decorating Christmas cookies with friends and am in search of the perfect sugar cookie recipe. If you have one, please pass it along. I found a decent recipe for icing, though I need to remember which one it was.
In honor of this epic day, I wanted to share the results of last years attempt – our inaugural year.
Let me start by saying I have a friend Amy who is the MASTER at cookie decorating. She’s done it for years and hosts classes during the Christmas holidays. We want to be like Amy. Amy lives in Dallas, so we rarely see her. (Sadly)
Note Amy’s Pinterest perfect Icing and consistent shapes below.
Ours – NAILED IT! Clearly we haven’t taken classes with Amy, though the bell at the bottom looks promising 😂😂😂😂. We have nowhere to go but up!
May your holidays be merry and cookie-filled!!
….i choose this….
Pam
...i choose this... 
Amy’s cookies are beautiful, but I’d be more likely to grab your’s off the table. FUN !
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Aww thanks Jeff! Hers are nearly too pretty to eat right? Though I know they are delicious. It is fun. We laugh the entire time. It’s kind of amazing how hard it is!!
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We could eat em alllllllll!
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Meeee toooo! 😂😂
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I would gladly eat your eclectic selection! Happy cookie day – I may need to celebrate by having one (or four) with each meal today.
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Thanks Amanda! They were definitely tasty. I’m headed to the store this morning to pick some up for my work mates. It’ll be a sugar filled day :-). Have a good one!
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these look amazing, you did such a great job,
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You are sweet! You are looking at the bottom photo though right? 😂😂
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of course 😀 at lest you can bake, i can’t do that very well🙄
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I dunno know about that! You can see the brown edges. I think I nearly burned em. haha.
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😂😂
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Ah, your decorated cookies still look better than mine. Some how the vision in my head never translates to the actual project. My daughter says I’m the perfect candidate for the show “Nailed It”…. guess that’s not a compliment for my cookie decorating skills😆 But most importantly, do they taste good?
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Ha! Thanks Ingrid, when I look at them on my computer rather than the phone, they do look better. haha. They do taste good! Cookie decorating is harder than it looks. haha.
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Looks delicious!! I need to get working on mine! I use my mothers and grandmothers recipe and it’s the only recipe I use when I try to switch everybody knows the difference!!! I can’t say it’s the best ever cookie but it is good!!! Of course with tons of frosting on top any cookie is good! Your decorating looks awesome I am not a decorator so I appreciate everybody’s creativity! My cookies get frosting and sprinkles. Lol!
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Is it a sugar cookie recipe?? Why do I have a feeling your cookies will turn out great. I’ve got to figure out when we can fit it in this year. With Christmas being so close to Thanksgiving and a TON of travel, it’s been super busy. And I agree, frosting makes everything better.
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Yes. It is a roll out sugar cookie recipe. I agree it is a short Christmas season. I have barely started shopping!! I’m glad you have confidence in my cookies!!! Lol.
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Consumable art. Love it!
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You could call it that! 😂
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Well done! You are a hiker AND a baker AND an artist! Too many talents to choose from! I hope they tasted delicious after all your hard work. Mel
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ha! that is funny! I appreciate the kind words. Did you take a close look at those cookies? LOL
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You are talking to someone who despises cooking! Food doesn’t even get a second glance with me!! 😉
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😂😂
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Amy’s cookies are lovely, but I’m really digging those stars.
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Yeah, the Stars were yummy with all the icing 😋
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I pick…the multi colored star with the blue middle. Yum!
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Thanks! I think that was my mess. Lol
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Wow, what fun! I rarely cook, but I love to eat what others cook! HA! Home made sugar cookies are awesome! Last time I did make them, I think the dough came ready made from the store 🙂 !!
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I don’t cook either. I wish I did! Sean does all the cooking in our house. I might make a bagged salad 🥗. Every now and then I follow a recipe! A friend tonight suggested getting the store dough and rolling it out. I may have to try that! Though there is something about going through the motions of a home made dough….and then browning the edges too much. Haha.
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Well good luck, I’ll be looking for photos of this year’s cookies! PS: I do make salads. Lots and lots of salads. But I’ve got my retired husband making mine on work days 😁💚
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Yours look great. I would definitely eat them. In fact, I’ll private message you my address and you can send me some. Hurry – we leave for Asia soon. Ha ha! By the way, I sometimes make cutouts, too, and I enjoy decorating them for a while, but I always get frosting fatigue well before my cookies are fully frosted and decorated.
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I’ll send em right over. Haha. Have a great time on your trip!!!! It’s going to be fabulous.
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LOL!!!! Yours are delightful!
We’re not really a cookie family so I’ve never developed the art of the cookie. I do love enjoying the efforts of others though 🙂
Happy cookie making!!
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What?! No cookies? Do you all have tradition during the holidays?
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When I was a kid, my mom made all the Italian pastries at Christmas. I miss them terribly but not enough to make them myself. They are a TON of work.
I gave up trying to interest my guys in various Christmas treats. I just ended up eating them myself. Only this year I learned that son #1 doesn’t like shortbread. Who doesn’t like shortbread?!!
So now Christmas usually involves a white chocolate cheesecake which I know everyone loves. Just don’t tell my son the base is made from shortbread cookies 😏
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That is hilarious about the shortbread base! And I agree, who doesn’t like shortbread??? a white chocolate cheesecake sounds divine. Sean made a basic cheesecake last year that turned out great – what a labor of love that is.
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The cheesecake I make is deceptively easy to make but it has a richness to its flavour which suggests hours of work 🙂
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That’s the best kind!
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International cookie day…too funny! Unknowingly I just stocked up on some traditional family favourites at the German deli/bakery. I love to cook, but I’m not a baker!
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oohhh, I bet those are delish!
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love your cookies! yum! 🙂
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You are the sweetest!
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Pam, were you once part of ‘the life bus?’
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Yes! Good catch. Long, unfortunate Story.
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Argghhhh….I missed International Cookie Day! My daughter and I have a huge cookie baking spree the week before Christmas.
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Damn! If you have a good sugar cookie recipe, send it on!!!
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Sugar cookies aren’t my strong suit, but I’ll have to check to see what recipe we use. 🙂
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😋😋😋 looks good
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ha! thank you! I am hoping this years lot comes out a little better. I’ll have better tools and skills. haha.
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Omg lol you can cook better then me I don’t cooking x Seraja
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Yeah, cooking actually sucks. But I don’t mind trying to bake cookies. haha.
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Cookies are delicious 😍😍😍😍
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